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About Starck's Tilefish
Starck's Tilefish is a small, stout-bodied fish with a prominent head and large mouth. It displays yellow-gold coloration on the body with blue spotting and striping on the face and gill covers, with a characteristic dark stripe running through the eye.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Offer small meaty foods including mysis shrimp, copepods, and finely chopped seafood. Feed 2-3 times daily in small portions, as they are specialized feeders adapted to consuming zooplankton and small crustaceans in the wild.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon tank with open sandy substrate for burrowing • Water: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, stable salinity (1.020–1.025) • Requires live rock and rubble for shelter; feed meaty foods (mysis, copepods) • Prone to sudden death in captivity; needs excellent water quality • Nocturnal; provide dim lighting to reduce stress
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- planktivore
- Care Level
- Expert
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, found in deep reef environments from the Philippines and Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Hole-in-the-head disease, Columnaris
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Family
- Malacanthidae
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